We are pleased to offer for sale this 2019-W Guam War in the Pacific National Historical Park National Park Quarter in GEM BU condition from the US Mint's America the Beautiful Quarters Great American Coin Hunt Program. This War in the Pacific National Historical Park Quarter comes from the West Point (W) Mint. For the first time ever in 2019 the US Mint began minting quarters in West Point and releasing them into circulation. The mintage of each W quarter is very limited at only 2 million coins. The program is called, "The Great American Coin Hunt." Don't miss your chance to own one of these key date West Point National Park Quarters at this incredible price!
This Guam National Park Quarter is the Forty eighth release in the America the Beautiful Quarters Series. War in the Pacific National Historical Park is featured forty eighth because it was established as a National Park on August 18, 1978 by the NPS (National Park Service), the forty eighth national reservation in United States history.
Information on War in the Pacific National Historical Park :
War in the Pacific National Historical Park was established to commemorate the bravery, courage, and sacrifice of those participating in the campaigns of the Pacific Theater of World War II. At War in the Pacific National Historical Park, the former battlefields, gun emplacements, trenches, and historic structures all serve as silent reminders of the bloody World War II battles.
Information on the United States Mint America the Beautiful Quarters Program:
From 2010 through 2021 the US Mint is issuing commemorative quarters with special reverse designs celebrating National Parks and other National Sites. A park or site is being honored in each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and the five US Territories: Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, US Virgin Islands, and Northern Mariana Islands. Each National Park or National Site was selected for its natural or historical significance. The National Park Quarters are being minted and issued at the rate of 5 designs a year, in approximately ten week intervals. The National Park Quarters are being released in the order that the locations were first designated as National Sites. The Obverse side of the coins feature a smaller restoration of the original Washington Quarter portrait, modeled from designer John Flanagan's 1932 plaster. The Reverse of each coin will feature a representation of the unique character and environment of each State, District, or Territory's National Park or Historic Site.
Circulation strikes will be made at the Philadelphia (P) and Denver (D) Mints (starting in 2012 circulation strikes were also minted at the San Francisco (S) Mint). The San Francisco (S) mint will strike the Proofs in clad composition and silver. Clad composition strikes contain an outer layer of 75% copper and 25% nickel bonded to an inner core of pure copper with a 24.33 mm diameter, 5.67 grams weight, and a reeded edge. The silver strikes will contain 90% silver and 10% copper with a 24.33 mm diameter, 6.25 grams weight, and a reeded edge.